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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
6
Walter Botthof of Kenilworth Indiana president of Standard Rate and Data Service stopped at Hotel Brandon in Pecos Monday night with his daughter. They were en route to Arizona for a visit. Mr and Mrs Earl Bell returned over the weekend from El Paso.
Pecos promoter Ir A McClatchy plans three large dances for the holiday season. Amberson's Californians orchestra will perform at Spanish Hall for each event beginning at 12 midnight on December 26, December 31, and January 2, with decorations suitable for the occasions.
The Rhine Valley children enjoyed Yule trees before the 19th century when the custom spread through Germany and worldwide. Germany still leads in ornament manufacture. England and the United States adopted trees around 1840 under Queen Victoria. In Italy, instead of trees, the crib scene with the Bethlehem figures is central, featuring a cardboard moss manger and cave.
The Enterprise highlights Lee Satterwhite's Austin report and a new Sidewalk Philosophy column by Homer Stuart, a veteran traveling journalist and printer. The piece notes Satterwhite’s local prominence and his inside view of state politics, plus Stuart’s distinctive, practical writing style. Also reported is the Presbyterian church auxiliary meeting held Tuesday December 13 at 3 o'clock with Mrs. C Finley leading and Marion Slack devotional, listing attendees among local ladies.
A reflective piece contrasts old hearthside memories with modern editorial culture. It recalls a goose girl turned wanderer who finds life a dream. Nostalgia for candid first person voices fades as editors avoid I and me, favoring we.
The passage suggests editors use the pronoun we to present a unified, editorial voice representing the publication. It cites a poem excerpt to illustrate how collective authorship conveys shared opinion on current topics.
One of the Mentone post office mail pouches bound for Big Spring was stolen from the Santa Fe station at Arno last week. It is unclear if currency was inside. Secret Service agents are investigating the case.
J J Vandervoort longtime Burford Oil Company employee died Thursday night from influenza and complications. He was buried Friday afternoon at Fairview cemetery after services at Kolar Funeral home led by Rev. Edgar Ratliff pastor of the Baptist church. Mrs Vander-
Voort of Shreveport and J J Vandervoort Jr of Smackover Ark were here for the funeral.
Mrs Fancher Bell is accused of haggling over Belton spending during a local council meeting. The brief item notes tensions over budget allocations and a suggestion of tax or fund use scrutiny. No further details given in the fragment.
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